Category Archives: Friday’s Fashion Plates

Friday’s Fashion Plate: 1864 Bathing Dresses Today we have four bathing dresses, as featured in a fashion plate from July 1864. This was the height of the hoopskirt era, when dresses were full and bell-shaped. You can see the current … Continue reading →

Friday’s Fashion Plate: 1876 Day Dresses Today we have two dresses from La Mode Illustrée, 1876. In 1876, the Natural Form style was just beginning. Styles were beginning to simplify. The bustle had dropped and the back of the dress … Continue reading →

Friday’s Fashion Plate: 1831 French Evening Gowns Today we have a pair of French gowns that are most likely for evening. With this era, it can sometimes be difficult to tell, but the low, off-the-shoulder necklines, the short, puffed sleeves, … Continue reading →

Friday’s Fashion Plates: 1869 Visiting Dresses Here is a fashion plate from an 1869 issue of The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine. It contains two visiting dresses, one of which uses a remarkable color combination.

Friday’s Fashion Plates 1889 Summer Dresses These two dresses come from an American fashion plate and are described only as being for late summer. They are certainly day dresses and might be considered visiting toilettes or walking dresses.

Friday’s Fashion Plates 1875 Racing Dress This dress is from La Mode Artistique in 1875 and is described as a toilette for the races.